NREL TroughNet - Publications

Prof. Robert B. Laughlin
Department of Physics
Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305

http://www.nrel.gov/csp/troughnet/pubs_market_economic_assess.html
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Parabolic Trough Market and Economic Assessment Publications

Parabolic Trough Power Plant Feasibility Studies and Assessments

Clean and Diversified Energy Initiative: Solar Task Force Report

Report Available from: Western Governors' Association (PDF 3.1 MB)

Approved 2006 Market Price Referent (MPR) for California

Available from: California Public Utility Commission

Potential for Renewable Energy in the San Diego Region

Appendix Available from: San Diego Regional Renewable Energy Study Group (PDF 1.8 MB)

Assessment of the World Bank/GEF Strategy for the Market Development of Concentrating Solar Thermal Power

Report Available from: Global Environment Facility (PDF 1.97 MB)

CSP (Concentrating Solar Power) Global Market Initiative

Available from: SolarPaces

Assessment of Parabolic Trough and Power Tower Solar Technology Cost and Performance Forecasts

NREL Subcontract Report: (PDF 2.4 MB)

Executive Summary: Assessment of Parabolic Trough and Power Tower Solar Technology Cost and Performance Forecasts

NREL Subcontract Report: (PDF 588 KB)


Fuel from the Sky: Solar Power's Potential for Western Energy Supply

NREL Subcontract Report: (PDF 3.0 MB)

Report to Congress on: Feasibility of 1,000 Megawatts of Solar Power in the Southwest by 2006

Available from: U.S. Department of Energy SunLab (PDF 956 KB)

The Commercial Path Forward for Concentrating Solar Power Technologies — A Review of Existing Treatments of Current and Future Markets 2001

Report Available from: SolarPaces (PDF 953 KB)

Cost Reduction Study for Solar Thermal Power Plants

Report Available from: SolarPaces (PDF 1.0 MB)

Parabolic Trough Solar Power for Competitive U.S. Markets

NREL Conference Paper: (PDF 68 KB)


Renewable Energy Technology Characterizations

Reports Available from: U.S. Department of Energy



Parabolic Trough Power Plant Siting Studies

Mining for Solar Resources: U.S. Southwest Provides Vast Potential

Article Available from: Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (PDF 893 KB)

Assessing the Potential for Renewable Energy on National Forest Service Lands

NREL Booklet: (PDF 5.1 MB)

Analysis of Siting Opportunities for Concentrating Solar Power Plants in the Southwestern United States

Conference Paper Available from: Ratepayers United of Colorado (PDF 1.09 MB)

Assessing the Potential for Renewable Energy on Public Lands

U.S. Department of Energy Booklet: (PDF 4.5 MB)



Parabolic Trough Power Plant Economic and Environmental Benefits

Potential Carbon Emissions Reductions from Concentrating Solar Power by 2030

Chapter Available from: American Solar Energy Society

Economic, Energy, and Environmental Benefits of Concentrating Solar Power in California

NREL Subcontract Report: (PDF 1.5 MB)

Schott Memorandum on Solar Thermal Power Plant Technology

Report Available from: Schott (PDF 1.3 MB)



Financing Renewable Power Projects

Economic Valuation of a Geothermal Production Tax Credit

NREL Technical Report: (PDF 591 KB)

Financing Solar Thermal Power Plants

NREL Conference Paper: (PDF 96 KB)

Alternative Windpower Ownership Structures: Financing Terms and Project Costs

Report Available from: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (PDF 225 KB)

Tax Barriers to Solar Central Receiver Generation Technology

Conference Paper Available from: U.S. Department of Energy Information Bridge

A Manual for the Economic Evaluation of Energy Efficiency and Renewable

NREL Technical Report: (PDF 6.6 MB)

Barriers to Commercialization of Large-Scale Solar Electricity: Lessons Learned from the LUZ Experience

Posted with Permission from: Sandia National Laboratories (PDF 1.5 MB)